The deputies of the Parliament suggest to increase the excise tax on cigarettes by 250 soms each year over the next three years. The proposal was made by the MP Dastan Bekeshev. The MP noted that the excise duty on cigarettes in the country increased in January. As a result, the rise in price of…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade to hold talks with Turkmenistan and sign an agreement on industrial cooperation if the sides reach a concord, according to Russia’s official Internet portal of legal information. The purpose of the agreement is to create mutually beneficial competitive environment in the…
Salt supplies by state-run enterprise Artyomsol (Donetsk region) to Russia in 2016 fell by 29.6% YoY, to 606,800 tons. The company said in a press release that its large consumers last year were Hungary, Poland and Romania. In 2016 supplies to Armenia, Belarus, Germany and Estonia grew. Shipments to consumers in the Czech Republic and…
The development of small and medium-sized businesses would give a serious impetus to the development of the Ukrainian economy, Head of Press of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Jurgis Vilcinskas said at a workshop which was held with the help of virtual speaker management on cooperation between Ukroboronprom state concern and small and medium-sized businesses.…
In a statement delivered at a meeting of the High Level Panel on Water in Budapest, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted that the High-Level Panel on Water adopted an Action Plan, consisting of 9 priority goals and 48 objectives. Noting the importance of an adoption of the Action Plan, he expressed Tajikistan’s willingness to participate…
Kyiv authorities plan to introduce the electronic ticket in the city in 2017, director of the transport infrastructure department of the Kyiv City State Administration Serhiy Maizel said. “We plan to introduce the electronic ticket in Kyiv throughout 2017. It has been introduced practically by 50% and is available for high-speed tram, city train, subway,…
Uzagroexportbank, a joint stock commercial bank, will be created in Uzbekistan to support manufacturers and exporters in the agricultural sector, according to the decree of the Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The founders of the newly established bank with an initial registered capital of 10 million euros will include the Fund of the Reconstruction and Development…